Montero is really having an off year – wonder if that has anything to do with his mouth-off-ititis.

]]>By: junglerat524http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/comment-page-1/#comment-513421
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:12:07 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=472739#comment-513421HGH
]]>By: indaburghttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/comment-page-1/#comment-513384
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:15:39 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=472739#comment-513384I would never comment on how unfortunate it is to have a blister on Johnson. No, sir. That is beneath me.

Has a team ever rebounded this late in the season before in modern times?

]]>By: nbjayshttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/comment-page-1/#comment-513361
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:49:46 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=472739#comment-513361The third base coach needs to tell him that the buffet is at home and is about to close.
]]>By: nbjayshttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/comment-page-1/#comment-513359
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:46:00 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=472739#comment-513359Noted, ‘burgie.

In my own defense, though, the “juvenile” part of that comment was directed at PC, Cur, Gator and Paper (and most likely every other male on this board). I know that you and Historiophiliac would never stoop to our level. You are both obviously women of beauty, elegance, class and sophistication and you only have the utmost respect for the Johnsons, Dickeys and Wangs of the baseball world.

]]>By: thomas844http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/comment-page-1/#comment-513355
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:28:20 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=472739#comment-513355That same magic that allowed them to win a WS in ’06 with only 83 wins and another in ’11 when they were down to their last strike on two separate occasions. That franchise is something else, man.
]]>By: fukpittsburghhttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/comment-page-1/#comment-513343
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:02:39 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=472739#comment-513343HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. SLAYED.
]]>By: proudlycanadianhttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/comment-page-1/#comment-513328
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:36:44 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=472739#comment-513328The Jays playing very well right now, but we want to keep it a secret.
]]>By: historiophiliachttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/comment-page-1/#comment-513311
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:54:52 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=472739#comment-513311Well, one of them I’m willing to blame on coaching, since they waved Prince on in. He runs like a tofu buffalo, don’t get me wrong, but he’s not exactly known for beating the throw.
]]>By: cur68http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/comment-page-1/#comment-513309
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:53:29 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=472739#comment-513309Actually, aces I’m with PC on this one. We seem to have a soft spot for The Orioles. They’ve been the division doormat for so many seasons its nice to see them beating hell out of it for a change.

Uh…erm…you uh…like…uh….pythons? And spears? I gots both. I might be able to help you with the boots (after I get my big payoff from Obama for me keeping quiet about knowing where he was really born, I’m going to be ROLLING in it . . . well, I ALREADY rolled in it, true, but this time I mean money & power and not PigMusk). So…uh…you like pork?

I was thinking maybe you could go hunting pythons with that spear of yours and make me some nice python skin cowboy boots. I love wearing boots, and I know you like them too, luke. They’ll go nicely with my beaver fur slippers.

]]>By: indaburghttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/comment-page-1/#comment-513299
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:33:02 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=472739#comment-513299We Americans are capable of embarrassment? We’re a fairly shameless breed. It’s part of our charm.
]]>By: unclemosesgreenhttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/comment-page-1/#comment-513295
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:25:14 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=472739#comment-513295Miguel Montero thinks Miggy is a “little chickenshit.”
]]>By: unclemosesgreenhttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/comment-page-1/#comment-513294
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:23:59 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=472739#comment-513294Agree with all, and Cinci also looks like their only legit playoff competition as well. Reds have the offense and pitching to beat anyone in a short series.
]]>By: lukescottsbedsidemannerhttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/comment-page-1/#comment-513293
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:23:36 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=472739#comment-513293/staring
]]>By: Old Gatorhttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/comment-page-1/#comment-513291
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:18:27 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=472739#comment-513291Aw, that happens to the Feesh all the time. I don’t know where to find the stats on which team has had the most players thrown out at the plate this season but I gotta think the Feesh would be up there. And if they’re not up there in raw numbers, given how infrequently they get on base in the first place, I’d bet they’re right near the top in percentage of runners thrown out at the plate. They usually run the bases like lungfish with fin rot.
]]>By: Old Gatorhttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/comment-page-1/#comment-513286
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:14:37 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=472739#comment-513286Damn – hit send again.

As I was saying, there’s a reason why, as we were inching our way into Vietnam, Ernest Gruening and Wayne Morse warned that we were going to get mired in “another Canada.”

]]>By: Shaynahttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/comment-page-1/#comment-513284
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:13:38 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=472739#comment-513284They’re playing four games today?! Has anyone alerted the players’ union?
]]>By: Old Gatorhttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/comment-page-1/#comment-513282
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:13:11 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=472739#comment-513282That’s because much of what there is to learn would embarrass the hell out of us.
]]>By: Old Gatorhttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/comment-page-1/#comment-513281
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:12:30 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=472739#comment-513281The following is offered without comment.

]]>By: historiophiliachttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/comment-page-1/#comment-513278
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:06:09 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=472739#comment-513278When I said opposing pitchers shouldn’t be so cowardly and walk MVP Miggy, I did NOT mean hit him instead. For the record, no fight, no retaliation, and no tough man stupidity afterwards.

You can’t hate on Plouffe for having a great birthday. If that were me, I’d be stoked. Congrats, Twinkie.

PS Thrown out at home plate twice hurts more than twice as bad.

]]>By: dan1111http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/comment-page-1/#comment-513275
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:04:35 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=472739#comment-513275St. Louis looks for real to me. Their stats are great across the board; they aren’t just winning on timely hits.

I could see the Reds challenging them for the division, but it’s hard to imagine the Cardinals missing the playoffs–not in the two wild card era.

]]>By: aceshigh11http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/comment-page-1/#comment-513268
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:00:45 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=472739#comment-513268Already given up on the Jays, eh?
]]>By: paperlionshttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/comment-page-1/#comment-513264
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:53:43 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=472739#comment-513264Obviously, the Blue Jays resolve has stiffened and they are surging toward the climax of the season. Their rotation is loaded and they are primed to pass the old and withering teams in the AL east as they limp toward September.
]]>By: dan1111http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/comment-page-1/#comment-513260
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:42:45 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=472739#comment-513260He started at least 140 games 5 out of the 7 years of his contract. His OPS+ was also 130 over those seven years–equaling the level he had played at before coming to the Mets, despite the fact that they signed him well into what are typically decline years.

I would say that the Mets got excellent production from Beltran over all, and his contract may have been slightly expensive for 2005, but it doesn’t look that bad, really.

His injuries are remembered more than they should be because they occurred during the collapse and disarray at the end of Minaya’s tenure.